The Word of His People - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Colonel Scranton, the stricken commander of Fort Pixley, has a turn for the worse and telegraphs for his son, Lieutenant Drake Scranton, to come immediately. Drake arrives just before his father dies, and his father tells him how Iris ...See moreColonel Scranton, the stricken commander of Fort Pixley, has a turn for the worse and telegraphs for his son, Lieutenant Drake Scranton, to come immediately. Drake arrives just before his father dies, and his father tells him how Iris Wheathley's mother once saved his life and nursed him through a fever, and that Drakes foremost thought must be to make Iris, whom the Colonel adopted when her mother died, happy. Drake falls in love with Iris, who is in love with Lieutenant Orth, but she promises to marry Drake, as it was his father's dying wish. Drake learns that Iris is only marrying him for his father's sake and releases her. Her engagement to Orth is announced that night. A week later Sioux scouts returning to the main village seek to ambush one of the plainsmen. He escapes to the fort after killing two of the Indians. The remaining Indians ride to the fort and demand that the plainsmen be turned over to them. The commanding officer refuses their demand. They return to their village, round up all the Indians and attack the fun. The fort is burned. Iris, Drake and Orth escape from the fort but are spied by some of the Indians and pursued to the quicksands. Drake saves Iris and Orth but is swallowed by the quicksands. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less